UW Tacoma in the media

Biomedical Sciences student Hannan Saeed describes the value of her internship at Seattle's Othello Station Pharmacy last summer. It may be the state's only Black-owned pharmacy and serves a tight-knit, diverse community.

In an editorial, the News Tribune asks why local colleges can't pivot to outdoor in-person commencement ceremonies for 2021. UW Tacoma senior Michael Villalpando is quoted.

Alumnus Ruddy Salas, '17, Ethnic, Gender & Labor Studies and Law & Policy, is interning on a project with the City of Lakewood to use GIS mapping to undertand "what are the barriers, the personal barriers as well as the policy barriers," that lead to low response to jury summons by residents in the City.

The requirement for teaching candidates to take a standardized test that critics say is "inequitable and unnecessary" would be suspended by a bill before the state legislature. School of Education alumna Katherine Mijal is quoted.

Proximity to UW Tacoma and access to its computer science grads is by Infoblox as one reason they renewed their lease in Tacoma's Horizon Pacific Center, adjacent to campus.

Economics Professor Katie Baird and co-author Aaron Katz call for the Washington legislature to pass HB 1297, which would fund "an updated Working Families Tax Credit."

KUOW's Bill Radke speaks to Associate Professor Jim Gawel on the impacts of a proposed forest service access road in areas hosting scientific research around Mount St. Helens.

The proposed capital budget the Washington legislature will vote on includes $36 million for Milgard Hall, a new academic building on the UW Tacoma campus.

Associate Professor Jim Gawel, who has studied the impacts of the eruption of Mount St. Helens for more than 10 years, most recently in the Spirit Lake watershed, describes the impact on his and other projects if the U.S. Forest Service moves forward with a planned road through the region's Pumice Plain.

UW Tacoma and Associate Professor Christine Stevens partnered with four other universities and the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities to examine the pandemic's "massive impact" on food insecurity among college students.

Opinion columnist Will Bunch describes the "white male grievance culture" that seems to drive most of the mass shootings in the U.S., citing the research of Eric Madfis, associate professor of criminal justice.

Grist Magazine recognizes 50 "emerging leaders in climate, sustainability and equity," including Christopher Schell, assistant professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences.

In an editorial calling on Tacoma Public Schools to mount a national search for a successor to Superintendent Carla Santorno, the News Tribune cites Deputy Superintendent Josh Garcia's role as "a key leader in the Whole Child Initiative, a nationally respected collaboration with University of Washington Tacoma that goes beyond test scores and graduation rates to focus on social and emotional learning."

Editor/publisher Assunta Ng compiled reflections on the pandemic from 11 of her Asian and Asian American friends and contacts in the Northwest, including Dr. Belinda Louie of the School of Education.

In honor of Women's History Month, the UW Daily opinion section profiled "nine BIPoC women of the UW and their contributions to the community -- and our history," including Dr. Carolyn West of the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences.

In honor of Women's History Month, the UW Daily opinion section profiled "nine BIPoC women of the UW and their contributions to the community -- and our history," including Dr. Carolyn West of the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences.

Alison Gardell, assistant professor of marine ecology, is involved with a multi-agency study to determine what prey are the most important to endangered beluga whales in Alaska's Cook Inlet.

Anaid Yerena, assistant professor in the School of Urban Studies, notes that the assets that make Tacoma's Proctor neighborhood "a great place to be" will "only thrive the more people that are welcomed into that area."

UW Tacoma urban ecologist Christopher Schell describes how human social inequities have impact on wildlife in urban areas.

Communications professor Riki Thompson describes the communities of those that practice polyamory. Her recent research examines how the pandemic has affected those relationships.

Carolyn West, UW Tacoma professor of psychology, has found that porn harbors "breathtaking racism," and cannot be exempt from larger discussions on racism in society.

Local pundit and technologist David Kirichenko calls on Tacoma leaders to enact policies encouraging the expansion of the cybersecurity sector. He cites the School of Engineering & Technology.

The pandemic has not stopped the mysterious group behind Tacoma's annual Monkeyshines, a citywide scavenger hunt for art glass orbs. The UW Tacoma campus, including the Prairie Line Trail, is recommended as an area to search.

Writer Tamiko Nimura reflects on how she came to be a public historian, including through her interactions with Justin Wadland of the UW Tacoma Library and local historian and preservationist Michael Sullivan.

Psychology Professor Carolyn West is quoted on the "multiple levels of trauma" experienced by a nine-year-old girl in Rochester, N.Y., when police pepper-sprayed her in response to her sobbing.

Assistant Professor Rubén Casas describes efforts in Tacoma to augment traditional single-family districts with additional housing types such as duplexes, triplexes, townhouses and others. He notes that equitable housing policy must also be based on equitable transit access.

Urban Studies Advisory Board member Lauren Flemister warns of the racist consequences of poor city design and cites Hilltop gentrification due to transit investment as issues needing attention.

Tessa Francis of the Puget Sound Institute and colleagues have developed approaches to understanding the transient nature of ecosystem stability and managing risks of species endangerment.

Professor Lisa Hoffman and Associate Professor Mary Hanneman have published a new book about the history of the Japanese American community in Tacoma.

Alumnus Mick Flaaen and instructors Kim Davenport and Michael Sullivan are quoted on the fire that destroyed Tacoma's Music Box Theater in 1963.

Cassandra Nichols, director of UW Tacoma's Counseling & Psychological Services, offers six ways to get through and thrive during the pandemic lockdown.

Abrahamson-Swan, '02, environmental studies, has worked to help victims of wildfires on the Colville Indian Reservation and to stop uranium mining on the Spokane Indian Reservation.

Sharon Laing and Carolyn West participated in "2020: The Course," a tri-campus quarter-long examination of the historic year. The lectures are now available for public viewing.

Law & Policy student Dorian Taylor's experiences of discrimination are described in a feature story on what impact the U.S. Supreme Court may have on LGBTQ+ rights.

Ken Cruz calls the Tacoma City Council's recent passage of a 1% reduction in the Police Department's budget a "token gesture" in light of recent civic activism calling for more significant reform.

UW Tacoma provides the best return on investment of public colleges in Washington, according to a Stacker ranking based on a recent Georgetown University study.

This feature story provides an in-depth explanation of CLTs. A 2017 op-ed by Urban Studies Assistant Professor Anaid Yerena calling for CLTs in the South Sound region is cited.

WNPR hosts Carmen Baskauf and Lucy Nalpathanchil interview Assistant Professor Chris Schell and Carol Henger of the Bronx Zoo about the spread of coyotes as dominant carnivores in urban areas.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

Assistant Professor Chris Schell is quoted on what the return of wildlife to urban areas during COVID-19 lockdowns means.

In reference to this year's presidential election, Emeritus Professor Rob Crawford says "we should be extremely concerned about the damage the refusal to concede inflicts on democratic culture."

An editorial questions universities that discourage holiday travel but also offer pre- and post-travel COVID-19 tests. UW Tacoma's testing and travel recommendations are mentioned.

A growing cohort of tech companies with Tacoma headquarters or major operations includes Infoblox, whose employment has grown in part through a partnership with UW Tacoma.